Invacare Aquatec Ocean Dual VIP Ergo User manual

Aquatec®OceanVIPErgo
Aquatec®OceanDualVIPErgo
enMobileShower-andToiletChair
UserManual
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BEFOREusingthisproduct,thismanualMUSTbereadandsavedfor
futurereference.

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Contents
1General.........................................4
1.1Introduction..................................4
1.2SymbolsinthisDocument........................4
1.3WarrantyInformation...........................5
1.4Compliance...................................5
1.4.1Product-specicStandards.....................5
1.5ServiceLife...................................5
2Safety..........................................6
2.1SafetyInformation..............................6
2.2LabelsandSymbolsontheProduct.................7
3ProductOverview.................................10
3.1IntendedUse.................................10
3.2MainPartsoftheProduct........................10
4Setup...........................................12
4.1SafetyInformation..............................12
4.2AssemblingtheShower-andToiletChair.............12
4.2.1AdjustingtheSeatHeight......................12
4.2.2InstallingtheBackrest........................13
4.2.3InstallingtheActivationHandle.................14
4.2.4InstallingandRemovingtheSeatPlate............15
4.2.5SettingArmrestHeight........................15
4.2.6InstallingtheFootrests........................16
4.2.7InstallingtheHeadrest........................17
4.2.8InstallingtheRearAntitippers..................18
4.2.9Installing/RemovingtheBrakeCovers/Clamping
ProtectionCovers...........................19
4.3AssemblingAccessoriesandOptions................20
4.3.1Installing/RemovingtheToiletPanHolderandToilet
Pan.....................................20
5Usage..........................................21
5.1SafetyInformation..............................21
5.2TurningArmrests...............................22
5.3SwivellingtheFootrests..........................22
5.4TiltingtheSeatFramewithBackrest................23
5.5TiltingtheBackrest(OceanDualVIPErgoOnly)........24
5.6Engaging/DisengagingtheCastorLocks..............25
6Transport........................................26
6.1SafetyInformation..............................26
7Maintenance.....................................27
7.1MaintenanceandInspection......................27
7.2CleaningandDisinfection........................27
7.2.1GeneralSafetyInformation.....................27
7.2.2CleaningIntervals............................28
7.2.3Cleaning..................................28
7.2.4DisinfectionInstructions.......................29
8AfterUse........................................30
8.1Storage......................................30
8.2Reconditioning................................30
8.3Disposal.....................................30
9Troubleshooting...................................31
9.1IdentifyingandRepairingFaults....................31
10TechnicalData...................................32
10.1DimensionsandWeight.........................32
10.2Materials....................................34
10.3EnvironmentalParameters.......................34

Aquatec®OceanVIPErgoAquatec®OceanDualVIPErgo
1General
1.1Introduction
Thisusermanualcontainsimportantinformationaboutthe
handlingoftheproduct.Toensuresafetywhenusingthe
product,readtheusermanualcarefullyandfollowthe
safetyinstructions.
Onlyusethisproductifyouhavereadandunderstood
thismanual.Seekadditionaladvicefromahealthcare
professionalwhoisfamiliarwithyourmedicalconditionand
clarifyanyquestionsregardingthecorrectuseandnecessary
adjustmentwiththehealthcareprofessional.
Notethattheremaybesectionsinthisdocument,whichare
notrelevanttoyourproduct,sincethisdocumentapplies
toallavailablemodels(onthedateofprinting).Ifnot
otherwisestated,eachsectioninthisdocumentreferstoall
modelsoftheproduct.
Themodelsandcongurationsavailableinyourcountrycan
befoundinthecountry-specicsalesdocuments.
Invacarereservestherighttoalterproductspecications
withoutfurthernotice.
Beforereadingthisdocument,makesureyouhavethe
latestversion.YoundthelatestversionasaPDFonthe
Invacarewebsite.
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difculttoread,youcandownloadthePDFversionfromthe
website.ThePDFcanthenbescaledonscreentoafont
sizethatismorecomfortableforyou.
Formoreinformationabouttheproduct,forexample
productsafetynoticesandproductrecalls,contactyour
Invacaredistributor .Seeaddressesattheendofthis
document.
Incaseofaseriousincidentwiththeproduct,youshould
informthemanufacturerandthecompetentauthorityin
yourcountry.
1.2SymbolsinthisDocument
Symbolsandsignalwordsareusedinthisdocumentand
applytohazardsorunsafepracticeswhichcouldresultin
personalinjuryorpropertydamage.Seetheinformation
belowfordenitionsofthesignalwords.
WARNING
Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresult
inseriousinjuryordeathifitisnotavoided.
CAUTION
Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresult
inminororslightinjuryifitisnotavoided.
NOTICE
Indicatesahazardoussituationthatcouldresult
indamagetopropertyifitisnotavoided.
TipsandRecommendations
Givesusefultips,recommendationsand
informationforefcient,trouble-freeuse.
OtherSymbols
(Notapplicableforallmanuals)
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UKR P
UKResponsiblePerson
Indicatesifaproductisnotmanufacturedin
theUK.
Triman
Indicatesrecyclingandsortingrules(only
relevantforFrance).
1.3WarrantyInformation
Weprovideamanufacturer’swarrantyfortheproduct
inaccordancewithourGeneralTermsandConditionsof
Businessintherespectivecountries.
Warrantyclaimscanonlybemadethroughtheprovider
fromwhomtheproductwasobtained.
1.4Compliance
Qualityisfundamentaltothecompany’soperation,working
withinthedisciplinesofISO13485.
ThisproductfeaturestheCEmark,incompliancewiththe
MedicalDeviceRegulation2017/745ClassI.
ThisproductfeaturestheUKCAmark,incompliancewith
PartIIUKMDR2002(asamended)ClassI.
Wearecontinuouslyworkingtowardsensuringthatthe
company’simpactontheenvironment,locallyandglobally,
isreducedtoaminimum.
WeonlyuseREACHcompliantmaterialsandcomponents.
1.4.1Product-specicStandards
Theproducthasbeentestedandconformstothestandard
ISO17966(Assistiveproductsforpersonalhygienethat
supportusers)andrelatedstandards.Thisincludestesting
concerningammability.Progressivesmoulderingignition
andamingignitiondonotoccur.
Forfurtherinformationaboutlocalstandardsand
regulations,contactyourlocalInvacarerepresentative.See
addressesattheendofthisdocument.
1.5ServiceLife
Theexpectedservicelifeofthisproductisveyearswhen
useddailyandinaccordancewiththesafetyinstructions,
maintenanceintervalsandcorrectuse,statedinthismanual.
Theeffectiveservicelifecanvaryaccordingtofrequency
andintensityofuse.
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2Safety
2.1SafetyInformation
WARNING!
RiskofSeriousInjuryorDamage
Improperuseofthisproductmaycauseinjury
ordamage.
–Ifyouareunabletounderstandthewarnings,
cautionsorinstructions,contactahealthcare
professionalorproviderbeforeattemptingto
usethisequipment.
–Donotusethisproductoranyavailable
optionalequipmentwithoutrstcompletely
readingandunderstandingtheseinstructions
andanyadditionalinstructionalmaterialsuch
asusermanual,servicemanualorinstruction
sheetsuppliedwiththisproductoroptional
equipment.
WARNING!
RiskofInjury
–Beforeeveryuse,checktheproductfordamage
andensurethatitissecurelyassembled.
–Beforerstuse,cleantheproductthoroughly.
WARNING!
RiskofInjury
Improperuseofthisproductmaycauseinjury
ordamage.
–Donotuseifdefective.
–Intheeventofamalfunction,contactyour
providerimmediately.
–Donotmakeanyunauthorisedchangesor
alterationstotheproduct.
–Onlyuseaccessories/optionsintendedfor
thisproduct.
WARNING!
RiskofInjury
Improperuseofthisproductmaycauseinjury
ordamage.
–Donotlifttheproductwhenunderload.
–Donotstandontheproduct.
CAUTION!
RiskofInjury
Non-originalorwrongpartsmayaffectthe
functionandsafetyoftheproduct.
–Onlyuseoriginalpartsfortheproductinuse.
–Duetoregionaldifferences,refertoyourlocal
Invacarecatalogueorwebsiteforavailable
optionsorcontactyourInvacaredistributor .
Seeaddressesattheendofthisdocument.
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NOTICE!
Whencombiningthisproductwithanother
product,therestrictionsofbothproductsapply
forthecombination.E.g.themaximumuser
weightofoneproductinthecombinationmay
belower.
–OnlyusecombinationsallowedbyInvacare.
ContactyourInvacaredistributorfor
information.
–Beforeuse,readtheusermanualofeach
productandchecktherestrictions.Thefull
compliancewiththeinformation,instructions
andrecommendationscontainedinbothuser
manualsisnecessaryforasafeuse.
2.2LabelsandSymbolsontheProduct
IdenticationLabel
Theidenticationlabelcontainsimportantinformation:
A
B C
EF
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K
L
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(XX) XXXXXXXXXXXXXX( XX) XXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXX XXXXXX
AManufactureraddress
BUKConformityAssessed
CEuropeanConformity
DForuseonlevelgroundonly
EReadusermanual
FMaximumuserweight
GDateofmanufacture
HSerialnumber
IUniqueDeviceIdentier
JMedicaldevice
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KReferencenumber
LProductdesignation
Theidenticationlabelisattachedtotheinsideof
theleftsidepart.
LabelsontheProduct
Thefollowinglabelisattachedtothebacksideofthe
headrest:
LabelDescription
!
CAUTION!
Riskofimpact
Yourbodycanbehitbythe
backrest/headrestwhenpulling
theactivationhandle.
–Makesurethereisenough
spacebetweenyouandthe
backrest/headrestwhentiltingthe
seatframewithbackrest.
Thefollowinglabelisattachedtothehandleofthe
backrest:
LabelDescription
WARNING!
Riskoftippingover
–Donotsteponthefootrest
whengettingintooroutofthe
shower-andtoiletchair.
–Pushthefootreststothesides
orfoldupthefootplatesbefore
gettingintooroutoftheshower-
andtoiletchair .
–Beforesittingdownorstanding
up,turnthecastorssothatthe
lockispointingforwards.
–Donotleantoofarforwards
whensittingintheshower-and
toiletchair.
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Thefollowinglabelsareattachedtotheactivationhandles:
LabelDescription
Activationhandleforseattilting.
Activationhandleonlyforbackresttilting.
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3ProductOverview
3.1IntendedUse
AquatecOceanVIPErgoandAquatecOceanDualVIPErgo
aremobileshower-andtoiletchairswithaseattilt-inspace
function,stainlesssteelframe,individuallyadjustableseat
height,tensionadjustablebackrest,ipuparmrestsand
foldableangle-adjustabletexturedfootplates.Theproductis
alsoavailablewithanadditionalbackrestrecliningfunction.
Thesemobileshowerandtoiletchairsareintended
tosupportpersonalhygieneactivitieswithorwithout
assistanceininstitutionalandhouseholdsurroundings.
Temperatureforuse(indoorsonly):10-65°C
IntendedUsers
Theintendeduseristhepersonsittingintheshower-and
toiletchairoranassistant.Thedevicecanbeusedfor
adolescentsoradultshavingaphysicalsizeequaltoormore
than146cm,aweightequaltoormorethan40kganda
bodymassindexequaltoormorethan16.
Forthemaximumuserweightoftheproductsee10
TechnicalData,page32.
Indications
•Difcultyinstandingorkeepingbalance,
•weaklegsorlowerlimbdisability,
•medicalconditionsthatimpairthebalance.
Therearenocontraindicationsknownwhenusingthe
productasintended.
3.2MainPartsoftheProduct
L
AHeadsupport
B1OceanVIPErgo:
Backrestwithbackrestcoverandarmrests
B2OceanDualVIPErgo:
Backrestwithbackrestcover,armrestsand
activationhandleforbackresttilting
CScrews(4x)andwashers(4x)forbackrestxation
DSeatframewithseatplateandsidepartswithbase
frameandcastors
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EClips(4x)forheightadjustment
FFootrestswithheelstraps(2x)
GClips(2x)forfootrests
HActivationhandleforseattilting
IUsermanual
JAllenkey
KRearantitipperwithscrew,washerandmounting
cap(2x)(OceanDualVIPErgoonly)
LBrakecover(2x)
MBrakelevercover(2x)
NClampingprotectioncover(2x)
OPushbar
ToiletPanHolderwithToiletPan(optional)
AToiletpanholder
BToiletpan
CLid
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4Setup
4.1SafetyInformation
WARNING!
–Checkthepartsfortransportdamagebefore
commissioningandcontactyourproviderif
required.
–Ensureduringassemblythatthepartsare
positionedcorrectlywithrespecttoone
another.
–Self-lockingscrews/nutsorthread-locking
adhesiveareusedforseveralconnections.If
theseareloosened,theymustbereplacedby
newself-lockingscrews/nutsortheymustbe
securedusingnewthread-lockingadhesive.
CAUTION!
RiskofPinching
–Takecareduringassembly.
4.2AssemblingtheShower-andToiletChair
Thissectiondescribestheassembly.Disassemblytakesplace
inthereverseorder.
Thearmrestheight,footrestheight,footrestangle,
headrest,heelstrap,tensionofbackrestcoverand
accessories/optionsmustbeadjustedtooptimally
ttheuser .
4.2.1AdjustingtheSeatHeight
Thissectiondescribestheassembly.Disassemblytakesplace
inthereverseorder.
WARNING!
–Donotadjusttheseatheightoftheshower-and
toiletchairwhensomeoneissittingonit.
Theseatheightmustbeadjustedonbothsides
simultaneously.
1.Slightlyraisetheshower-andtoiletchairattheside
partA.
2.RemovethefourclipsC(twooneachside).
3.Setthecorrectheightbysimultaneouslymovingthe
seatframeupwardsordownwardsonthefourtubes
Bofthebaseframe.
4.Bringtheclipmountsonthesidepartinlinewitha
holeinthebaseframe.
5.Insertthefourclipsfromtheoutsideintothesidepart,
untiltheclipedgesenclosethebaseframetubeB.
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WARNING!
RiskofInjury
–Makesurethatallfourclipsaresecurely
fastened.
–Makesurethatallfourtubesaresettothe
sameheight.
Theseatheightcanbeadjustedtoaccommodate
differentsituationsofusee.g.transferfromabed
orawheelchairoruseabovetoiletetc.
4.2.2InstallingtheBackrest
1.Pushdownallfourfootpedalsofthecastorstolock
them.
2.PushthebackrestDfrombehindontotheseatframe
E,untilthecollarCtouchestheseatframetubeF.
NOTICE!
–FirmlytightenthescrewsusingtheAllenkey
supplied.
–Checkthescrewsregularlytoensuretheyare
fastenedsecurely.
3.PositionawasherBoneachscrewAandsecurethe
backrestoneachside.
4.Tightenthescrewswithatorqueof5Nm.
AdjustingtheBackrestCover
Thetensionofthebackrestcanbeadjustedasneeded.
WARNING!
–Makesurethatatleastthreebeltsarealways
passedaroundthebackrestframe(onthe
outside)andtheirbeltbucklesarefastened.
Tightening:
1.PullthebeltsAofthebackrestcovertighter.
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Loosening:
1.OpenthebucklesBbysqueezingtheretaininglugs
together(arrows).
2.Pushthebeltsbackalittlethroughthebuckle.
3.Fastenthebeltbuckles.
4.Retightenthebeltsgently.
WARNING!
RiskofInjuryduetoDamagedBackrestBuckles!
Checkforsecurefasteningofthebackrest
buckleseachtimetheproductismaintainedor
reconditioned.
–Checkallbuckleclipsforsecurefasteningby
closingthebucklesandpullingonbothends.
–Replacethebackrest/backrestbucklesifa
buckleopensundertheappliedforce.
4.2.3InstallingtheActivationHandle
1.RemovetheclampingpartCfromtheactivationhandle
AbylooseningthescrewsD.
2.PositiontheactivationhandleAforseattiltingfrom
theundersideattherightsideofthehandletubeB.
Thehandleshouldbeslightlyturnedinwardstothe
backrest.
3.Installtheactivationhandletothehandletubeusing
theclampingpartCandscrewsD.
FortheOceanDualVIPErgo,theactivationhandleE
forbackresttiltingisalreadyinstalledtotheleftside
ofthehandletube.Thepositionoftheactivation
handlecanbechangedifrequired.
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4.2.4InstallingandRemovingtheSeatPlate
Installing
1.Placetheseatplateontheseatframewiththecutout
tothefront.
2.Presstheseatplatedownwiththeathandatthe
sidesandthenatthefrontandbackuntiltheseatplate
snapsontotheseatframe.
Removing
1.Pulltheseatplateupwardsattherear .
4.2.5SettingArmrestHeight
1.Openthebeltbuckleofthebackrestcoverwhichis
passedontheinsideofthebackrestframe.
2.Openthebeltbuckleonthebackrestcover,whichis
abovethearmrest.
Whenadjustingtoalowerpositionthebelt
beneaththearmrestmustbeopened.
3.Passthisbeltontheinsideofthebackrestframeand
closeitagain.
4.
C
A
Borem ipsum
Fig.4-1
RemovecapA.
5.FolduparmrestBtopullitoffthearmrestbracketC.
6.
E
GC
D
F
Fig.4-2
RemovescrewsDfromarmrestbracketCwithsupplied
Allenkey.
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7.RemovesecuringclampEwithnutsFfromtheinside
ofthebackrestframe.
Thenutsareinsertedlooselyintothesecuring
clampandmaydropout.
8.Toreinstallarmrestbracketandsecuringclampat
desiredposition,insertscrewsDintoarmrestbracket
andguidethemthroughthedesiredholesinthe
backrestframe.
Thesmallerholesontheinsideofthebackrest
framexthesecuringclamp.
9.PlacethesecuringclampinsuchwaythatthexingG
ofsecuringclampengagesinsmallerhole.
10.TightenscrewsDwith5-6NmandnutsF.
11.
C
A
B orem ipsum
Fig.4-3
ReinstallarmrestBonbracketC.
12.Folddownarmrest.
13.ReinstallcapA.
14.Passtheopenbeltofthebackrestcoverontheoutside
ofthebackrestframe,closebeltbucklesandtighten
allthebelts.
15.Theheightadjustmentprocedureisthesameforthe
rightandleftarmrest.
Toinstallaccessories/options,thethirdbeltfrom
thetopcanbeopenedandthebackrestcovercan
bepassedbythebackrestframefromtheinside.
4.2.6InstallingtheFootrests
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1.InsertthepinoftheclipGfromtheoutsideintothe
requiredholeonthefootrestB.Makesuretheclip
engagesaroundthetube.
2.PushthefootrestintotheguideHatthefrontofthe
sidepartuntilthepinofclipGengagesinthegroove
A.Thefootrestcannolongerbeturnedtotheside.
Theassemblyprocedureisthesamefortheright
andtheleftfootrest.
AdjustingtheHeightoftheFootrests
Thefootrestscanbeshortenedifrequired(referto
theservicemanual).Shorteningthefootrestsmust
beperformedbyaqualiedtechnician.
1.SlightlypullupthefootrestB.
2.PulltheclipGoutoftheholeinthefootrestand
re-insertitintotherequiredhole.Pulloutthefootrest
slightlyfurtherifnecessary.
3.PushdownthefootrestuntilthegrooveAcatchesthe
pinoftheclip.
4.Settheotherfootresttotherequiredheightas
described.
AdjustingtheInclinationoftheFootPlates
Theinclinationofthefootplatescanbeadjusted
innitelyvariably.
1.LoosentheAllenscrewConthefootplateusingasize
4Allenkey.
2.TurnthefootplateDtotherequiredposition.
3.Re-tightentheAllenscrew.
4.2.7InstallingtheHeadrest
1.UsethestarhandleFtoinsertthescrewalittleinto
thebracketG.
2.Pushthebracketwiththescrewontothehandleofthe
backrestEfrombehindwiththescrewengaginginthe
holeofthebackrest’shandle.
3.InserttheplateDintothebracketfromthefrontso
thatbothlugsoftheplatefacedownandupandthe
curvedplatesidetouchesthehandleofthebackrest.
4.PushtheheightadjustmenttubeCfromaboveinto
therecessesofthebracket.
5.Usethestarhandletotightenthescrewuntiltheheight
adjustmenttubeisxedinplace.
6.PushthepadJandthepadholderBintotheholder
Hontheheightadjustmenttube.
7.UsethestarhandleAtotightentheupperscrewuntil
thepadholderisxedinplace.
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Toadaptittotheuser,theheightadjustmenttube
canbettedwiththecurvefacingthefrontorthe
back.
TheheadrestpadJcanberemovedandreplaced
byotherpadshapes(optional).Toremoveit,loosen
theretainingboltsI.
AdjustingtheLengthoftheHeadrest
TheheadresttubesCandBcanbeshortenedif
required(refertotheservicemanual).Shortening
theheadresttubemustbeperformedbyaqualied
technician.
4.2.8InstallingtheRearAntitippers
WARNING!
RiskofTipping
ThereisariskofsevereinjuryontheOcean
DualVIPErgowhenthebackrestistilted.The
completechaircantiltbackwards.
–BeforeusingtheOceanDualVIPErgo,make
surethatbothrearantitippersareinstalled.
WARNING!
RiskofInjury
–Neverstandontheantitippers.
A
BD
CFE
1.RemovethecovercapBfromthebaseframeA.
2.AttachthemountingcapDtothebaseframe.
3.InserttheantitippertubeC.
4.Fixtheantitipperthroughitssecondholeusingthe
screwEwiththewasherF.
5.Installthesecondantitipperontheotherside.
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4.2.9Installing/RemovingtheBrakeCovers/Clamping
ProtectionCovers
ABrakecover
BBrakelevercover
CClampingprotectioncover
BrakeCover
1.AttachthebrakelevercoverAbypinninguptheslot
BtothesmallshaftC.
2.PositionthelowerpartofthebrakecoverDatanangle
frombelowoverthebrakehousingE.
3.Foldtheupperpartofthebrakecovertothebrake
housingsothattherecessesFsitushwiththeedges
G.
4.Installthesecondbrakecoverontheotherside.
ClampingProtectingCover
1.InstalltheclampingprotectingcoverAbysnappingit
ontotheframetubesB.MakesurethatallclipsC
arefullyengaged.
2.Installthesecondclampingprotectingcoveronthe
otherside.
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4.3AssemblingAccessoriesandOptions
WARNING!
Riskofinjury
–Theassemblyofaccessoriesandoptionsmust
becarriedoutaccordingtothecorresponding
instructions.
4.3.1Installing/RemovingtheToiletPanHolderandToilet
Pan
ThetoiletpanFcanbeinstalled/removedwithor
withoutthelidG.
1.RemovetheseatplateBfromtheframeA.
2.PositiontheendsofthetoiletpanholderCintothe
holesoftherearcrosstubeE.
3.Engagethefrontpartofthetoiletpanholderwiththe
frontcrosstubeD.
4.Reinstalltheseatplatetotheframe.
5.Placethelidonorremoveitfromthetoiletpan.
6.HoldthetoiletpanbyitshandleHandinsertitfrom
therearsidebetweenthetoiletpanholderandtheseat.
Slightlypushdownthetoiletpanwheninsertingor
removing.
Thelidcanbehungontheplastichookatthe
undersideofthetoiletpanhandle.
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